New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-09
PASSING CHAT And COMMENT

There Is said to be big lawsuit threatened between
Dr Bell and Thomas A. Edison over the photograph.
alias the graphophone. Mr.. Edison made the phono-
graph "talk bacR several years ago. bnt pnr
sued The invention further than exhibit It as toy
Dr. Eel has put it to practical and called It the
graphophonc 1t aims to abolish stenograYhers and
typewrtters for by simply talking to the machine #
records on prepared paper whatever II IS des rcd TO
communicate to her, and this record being mailed
10 me proper person be Placed in another graphic
phone and the communication he heard in the
voice OF the sender The rights o. the ORIGINAL inyen
he involved In the issue shortly TO hc Joined
The new uses to which electricity IS being PIT are
too numerous to mention. The ingenious DR.. NJ lion
Josiah Roberts, Of this city has invented apparatus
with which hn wrnS. molcS and other cxrres
be in the least surprised to learn that somebody had
fer mprov ed on The orignn, invention to make II
possible to remove birthmarhs with 1t.
The Maverick National Bank Of boston Is Of the
Oh conservative institutions Of the country. II an
nualy issues manual giving statistics of the various
new industries showing thcr development during the
preceding year all prepared under the direction of Mr.
Asa T. Potter its president. This year in addition to
Its annual. the bank has published interesting man
pal on he Commercial DEVELOPMENT OF Eco'iic Light
Ing I'm this Country" II Is csculacd to make mary
bankers who have failed to investigate this subject
raui1iv g"ovin, ,oprstrv 1l,s is rro"rsstvc ane
and Mr. Potter progressive and successful banker
recognizes r. That IS probably one reason why he f.
successful.
I notice that thr little suburb Of Mount Vernon has
warlcd the American Electric Manufacturing Com
pany the contract TO light large portion OF the street
of the town. Tho company HIS a fartory I'm the town
and could probably undcrld any rival for that reason
aon,: Int II shows its faith I'm the theory OF its prcsi
dent Edwards IT, COT that electric AMI gas lighting
arc allied not rival interests. by prOpOsn, to c,tgb
lsh gas company in connection with the electric
ligr plant. With Nr COZ I'm this part of The scheme
there Is snid be Mr. W. w Gibbs OF the Philadelphia
Gas syndicate, and others largely interested in gas
production.
Mr. COZ Of the party which made the nying
trim Albany the vrstihulc train of the Con
trail Railroad II" went in triple capacity and for
pleasure chiefly though he had eve for husincSs
His brain IS busy with The idea OF Lighting trains Of
cars by electricity IN connection with system Of
steam heating Such combination he believes would
make trains absolutely froe ON danger from l'". Mr.
COZ went also a politician and a such lnuchcd n
the Executive Mansion with Governor Hill He wont
also newly hedsed publisher having recently Iur
chased "Thc Graphic" Of this city. The paper has
now the editor: Lewis v NqgarGec Is III" managing
editor NJ George WlthorsTnon has hecnmc the mu-
steal and William F. g. sbaniS he dramatic editor.
1.-THE Times" Of Sunday Published lc'tor dated the
day iefoIc describing Genera l. T. hi Ccsnola direct
or of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, wa"ing
though thc halls OF thc battling With lighted clCar
In his mouth IN violation % its rrl"s. Tho fat
that General III Cc~nola has been I'm bed for twenty
n The time alluded TO- THE recent great success Of
the Museum under General ~ CeSnoa's management
scrirs have irrf3'd OF his enemies into indlS
Greet lying about him.